Dark Souls III was the No.1 UK game in April

Bandai Namco had the best-selling UK physical game of April in Dark Souls III.

But it was a poor month overall for game sales. 1m boxed games were sold in total, a drop of 24 per cent over the same period a month before. 30.8m was generated from software sales, down 21 per cent year-on-year.

Easter fell in April last year, whereas it took place in March this year, which may have had some impact on the figures. However, the games market had a stronger April release slate this year, with Dark Souls III joined by Ratchet & Clank (No.2), Dirt Rally (No.4) and Quantum Break (No.5).

All data is courtesy of UKIE/GfK Entertainment.

In the digital charts, supplied by SuperData, Call of Duty: Black Ops III remains the No.1 title thanks to the release of some DLC last month. The game generated 7.44m in digital sales in the UK.